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Any help would be appreciated.
1 posted on 07/18/2004 4:07:30 PM PDT by freedumb2003
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The guy that invented it, Dr. Talbot?. Suggest if you think you have a Cortisol Hormone problem. Then go get a Blood Test to check your levels. If you read through all his stuff, you will find that he suggest CortiSlim for people that may have an imbalance of the hormone Cortisol. I haven't tried it myself, but have been researching the subject. There are Prescription drugs for Cortisol control, so that makes me leery about trying an over the counter Diet Drug.
2 posted on 07/18/2004 4:15:24 PM PDT by neb52
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Not an expert, but I think it would be helpful to someone trying to assist you to know if you are trying to lose 10 or 100 pounds.


3 posted on 07/18/2004 4:16:16 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (~*-,._.,-*~Loves her hubbit~*-,._.,-*~)
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With all the commercialls they run (talk radio is flooded with them), they are probably making lots of money. I suspect it is just the latest in a long time of get thin quick scams, IMHO.

If you want to lose weight, here is the solution. EAT LESS AND EXERCISE MORE. Second law of thermodynamics: In - Out + Generated = Stored. Same law applies to calories/weight.

There you go.... Free of charge.....

6 posted on 07/18/2004 5:41:58 PM PDT by PetroniDE (A.N.S.W.E.R and IndyMedia -- AMERICA'S FIFTH COLUMN !!!)
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Didn't do a damn thing for me.


12 posted on 07/18/2004 7:37:47 PM PDT by sharktrager (The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And the paving contractor lives in Chappaqua.)
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It sounds too good to be true. This is just the latest in a long line of such pills.


17 posted on 07/18/2004 8:02:55 PM PDT by LibKill (Happy Birthday America! I love you.)
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I tried CortiSlim, but it didn't work for me. Try adding the weightlifting like shicky in #21 suggested. Cardio alone won't do it. Try your cardio outside (I never got much out of treadmill work, but once I went outside--WOW!) and cut out all refined sugar. Good luck! It's very hard to be disciplined and wait for results, because we all want to reach our goal quickly. True fat loss takes time; don't give up because it will happen!


22 posted on 07/19/2004 9:22:15 AM PDT by StrictTime ("I'm StrictTime and I'm a Chat-a-holic......and a MONTHLY DONOR.")
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Also, 1/2 hour is maybe too little cardio. Bump it up to 50 minutes, if you can. Hugs!


23 posted on 07/19/2004 9:23:14 AM PDT by StrictTime ("I'm StrictTime and I'm a Chat-a-holic......and a MONTHLY DONOR.")
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Do get a thyroid test. I've been on thyroid medication for many years and the disease can do some odd things to you as far weight goes.

You might want to use the treadmill for 1/2 hour in both the morning and evening. I prefer a mini-tramp but I think they say now that 1 hour a day is the minimum.
24 posted on 07/19/2004 10:41:20 AM PDT by Gingersnap
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Important point: Are you seeing any reduction in your size? Often you will be exchanging fat for muscle.

Since muscle is mored dense, you may not notice a change in weight for awhile, even tho you are getting less fat.

25 posted on 07/19/2004 10:53:50 AM PDT by drc43
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I've been using CortiSlim for 3 weeks and have noticed zero difference that cannot be explained by excercise and eating less.
I don't feel better and I haven't lost the "inches". Admittedly, its only been 3 weeks but thats pretty close to the "30 day" trial period...unless the lbs are going to slough off into a pile around my feet.
I had better success with Atkins, the 1st time I tried it....pretty near zero the second time I tried it. Seems like your body remembers these things.

I don't trust the claims Atkins makes about how eating fat is just hunky dorrie. It simply cannot be true except that fat is filling so maybe you eat less overall.

The South Beach diet makes more sense to me. No carbs and no fat. Tough for the first 2 weeks but then you bring back in "healthy" carbs like fresh fruits and eventually whole grains.

But you really have to be a label reader. Not just for the South Beach, but for all of them. Have you seen how many products use HFCS[high fructose corn syrup]. That may be the culprit behind eating less and not losing weight.


26 posted on 07/19/2004 11:05:18 AM PDT by Adder (Can we bring back stoning again? Please?)
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Atkins is based on thirty years of REAL research and scientific experimentation. Get the book, read it all the way through.

Don't listen to naysayers who haven't done the research.

What you eat is way more important than the quantity.

Also, Cardio workouts only cause "weightloss" (fatburning) while you do it. As soon as you stop, that's it for the fat burning.

Powerlifting, on the other hand, will keep you burning fat for a day or two, or more afterwards.

One more thing, if you start a quality exercise program and you were a couch potato before, you may gain weight, since muscle weighs much more than fat. Weight is not the issue, it's fat. Measure your waist, around the navel every day.

If you are burning fat, it will show as decreasing girth.

Don't be discouraged. It probably took a long time to get to the point where you decided you were fat:) It will and should take a while to get in great shape again.

Sudden weight loss never stays. It's the long gradual change in your lifestyle that is important to keeping your shape once you get it where you want it.

Best of luck and don't give up.


27 posted on 07/19/2004 12:24:10 PM PDT by the gillman@blacklagoon.com
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I would doubt it, since their commercials stop just short of outright fraud. In the local market here, they run a lot of ads, during the Limbaugh program, that imply Rush Limbaugh endorses their product.

I think it's a rule of thumb that any product that uses airwave satuation combined with innuendo of falsehoods is by that very fact not going to work.

32 posted on 07/20/2004 6:17:22 AM PDT by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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1200 calories a day is the absolute minimum anyone should be consuming in a single day. How tall are you?


38 posted on 09/26/2004 8:57:50 AM PDT by Serb5150 (Look at me! I don't need subtitles!)
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Don't know about this stuff, but I heard on KXL Friday that they're going after the male enhancement goodies, now - like Enzyte, a big as advertizer as Corti-Slim with a lot more humor.

Said it consists of sixteen different herbs, minerals, and "ground up animal testicles".

Just what every guy needs!

40 posted on 09/26/2004 9:26:32 AM PDT by onehipdad (Make no mistake: We are now fully engaged in World War III.)
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I went to the Cortislim website in order to answer two questions: 1)what's in it? and 2) the clinical backup for any claims.

The first was easy: vitamin C, calcium, chromium and some branded tree and fruit extracts. Fifty bucks a bottle ("for a limited time")?

The second was easy also: there are no data presented.

From what I gather from Dr. Talbott's musings, since "stress" causes some people to pour out cortisol from their adrenal glands and some of them are fat, too much cortsiol is the culprit. Then further, if you take his expensive pills, they will reduce your cortisol levels AND you will lose weight as a consequence. Hypothesis upon hypothesis with an occasional fact thrown in to give them a proof-point. Rating: marketing driven rather than science driven; save your money.

The reason that you (as well as the rest of us) are overweight (other than certain very rare conditions) is that the nutritional intake/energy expenditure environment that we are in is not the best for most of our genetic settings. And yes, there are many people who live in the same envirionment, but are not overweight. Genes and environment both count here. Remember: There is no obesity in a POW camp.

So, read about Atkins or the South Beach diets. Based on the nutritional ecology we had as evolving pre-humans, and even as hunter gatherers, we at much less in the way of carbs. Further, they were different than the ones we eat now. And, as Fat B*stard says in Austin Powers III: "Carbs are the enemy."

Good luck.

41 posted on 09/26/2004 9:26:46 AM PDT by Pharmboy (History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
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All these over he counter weight loss pills include the caveat "when combined with regular exercise and a sensible diet." I suggest if you do that part of it you don't need the pills. I always stick with one simple philosophy, if it really works why do you need to promote it so heavily on tv ads and why can't it be sold over the counter in drug stores. A painless weight loss pill would be so popular you could sell it in stores and you wouldn't need any advertising.


48 posted on 10/01/2004 11:06:20 AM PDT by Casloy
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